What's a cookie
In short
A cookie is a tiny text file a website saves in your browser. Some are essential (keep you signed in). Some are tracking (build a profile across sites). We use the essential kind. We don't use the tracking kind.
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit. Cookies can be set by the site you're visiting (first-party) or by an embedded third-party service. Cookies can be session-only (deleted when you close the browser) or persistent (stored for a period of time). Similar technologies — local storage, web beacons, SDK identifiers — function in related ways for related purposes.
This policy applies to all cookies and similar technologies used on POW Ink's website at powink.com and, when launched, in any POW Ink mobile or desktop app.
Cookies we actually set
In short
Right now, none. The marketing site you're reading is static and doesn't set any cookies. When the customer portal launches, we'll set session and CSRF cookies — required to sign you in and protect form submissions. That's it.
As of the effective date of this policy:
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| (none) | The public marketing site is static and does not set any first-party cookies. | — | Current |
| session | Keep you signed in to the customer portal while you move between pages | Session (deleted when you close your browser) or up to 30 days for "remember me" sign-ins | Activates when the customer portal launches |
| csrf_token | Protect form submissions from cross-site request forgery attacks | Session | Activates when authenticated forms launch (portal + checkout) |
These cookies are considered strictly necessary for the operation of the authenticated areas of the site. We do not require your consent to set them, because without them the relevant features cannot function. They are not used for tracking, advertising, or profiling.
Analytics — without cookies
In short
We use Plausible Analytics. It tells us which pages get visited and roughly where visitors come from — without cookies, without persistent identifiers, without tracking you across other sites.
POW Ink uses Plausible Analytics to understand which pages and divisions are getting attention. Plausible is intentionally cookieless: it does not set cookies, does not use persistent identifiers, does not enable cross-site tracking, and does not collect personally identifying information.
What Plausible records is limited to: page visited, page where you came from (referrer), country (inferred from IP, not stored), device class (desktop / tablet / mobile), browser family, and a timestamp. IP addresses are used only momentarily to derive country and device class, and are not stored.
If you would still rather not be counted in our aggregate analytics, you can install Plausible's opt-out extension or block the analytics script with any standard content-blocker.
What we don't use
In short
No Google ads, no Facebook pixel, no LinkedIn Insight tag, no retargeting, no fingerprinting, no third-party cookies of any kind.
POW Ink does not use:
- Advertising or marketing cookies — including Google Ads conversion tags, Facebook / Meta pixel, LinkedIn Insight, X / Twitter conversion tracking, TikTok pixel, or other ad-network tracking;
- Retargeting or behavioral-profiling cookies — including DoubleClick / Google Marketing Platform, Criteo, AdRoll, or similar;
- Cross-site tracking cookies of any kind;
- Browser fingerprinting or other identification-without-cookies techniques;
- Heatmap, session-replay, or scroll-tracking tools (Hotjar, FullStory, MouseFlow, and the like);
- Third-party comment, like, share, or social-embed widgets that drop tracking cookies;
- Data-broker, identity-resolution, or visitor-enrichment scripts.
Coming later
In short
When we add checkout (Stripe) and OAuth sign-in (Google, Apple), those features will set their own session cookies. They're for the function, not for tracking. We'll update this policy when those launch.
The following cookie categories will activate as we add the corresponding features. This policy will be updated to itemize specific cookies at the time each feature launches:
- Stripe-based checkout cookies. When we wire payments through Stripe, Stripe will set its own first- and third-party cookies on the checkout pages to facilitate fraud detection and payment processing. These are operational cookies, not advertising cookies. See Stripe's cookie disclosure for current detail. [ATTORNEY REVIEW — confirm Stripe cookie disclosure language meets ND and applicable state-level UDAP standards]
- OAuth sign-in cookies. When we offer "Sign in with Google" and "Sign in with Apple" in the customer portal, the OAuth flow will set session cookies necessary to complete authentication. These cookies do not track you across other sites.
- Mobile app SDK identifiers. When we release iOS / Android apps, those apps will use platform-native identifiers (Apple's IDFV, Android's app-set ID) scoped to POW Ink only, for crash reporting and feature analytics. These are not cookies but serve a related purpose; they are not used for advertising.
How to control cookies
In short
Use your browser's privacy settings. You can block cookies entirely, just block third-party cookies, or clear cookies on a schedule. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will break signed-in features.
Every modern browser lets you view, delete, and block cookies through its settings. The exact path varies by browser; see your browser's help documentation for current instructions. Browsers also offer "private," "incognito," or "InPrivate" modes that delete cookies and local storage when you close the window.
You can also use a content-blocker extension (such as uBlock Origin) to block individual scripts or third-party domains.
If you block strictly necessary cookies (session, CSRF), you will be unable to sign in, place orders through authenticated checkout, or use any feature that requires being signed in. The public marketing site will continue to function.
Why no consent banner
In short
Cookie banners exist because most sites set cookies you didn't ask for. We don't. Strictly necessary cookies and cookieless analytics don't require consent under any state privacy law we're subject to.
You may have noticed POW Ink does not show a cookie-consent banner. Under U.S. state privacy statutes (CCPA / CPRA in California, comparable laws in Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia, and other states), consent banners are required when a site sets cookies for advertising, behavioral profiling, or sale / sharing of personal information. POW Ink does none of those things on the public marketing site, and the only cookies the authenticated portal will set are strictly necessary cookies that do not require consent.
If we ever begin setting cookies that legally require consent, we will deploy a compliant consent mechanism at that time and update this policy. [ATTORNEY REVIEW — re-evaluate banner posture if the site begins targeting EU/UK or expands cookie categories beyond strictly necessary]
Changes
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If we change what cookies we use, we update this page first. Material changes go up at least 30 days before they take effect.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the current version became effective. For material changes — including adding any new cookie category — we will post the revised policy at least thirty (30) days before it takes effect.
Contact
In short
Cookie questions or complaints go to privacy@powink.com.
Questions or complaints about this Cookie Policy should be sent to:
Attn: Privacy
214 19th Avenue NW
Watford City, ND 58854
Email: privacy@powink.com